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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (12g) Recipe makes 36 servings
Calories 60
Calories from Fat 32		(54%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.6g	5%
	Saturated Fat 1.7g	8%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.3g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 6mg		2%
Sodium 1mg		0%
Potassium 18mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 6.4g		2%
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1%
	Sugars 3.4g
Protein 0.8g		1%
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Almond Meltaways

Recipe #339697 | 28 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: Lainey6605
Nov 27, 2008

These little gems will melt in your mouth! Recipe is from Family Circle. The dough must refrigerate for 2 hours (not included in prep time).

SERVES 36 , 3 dozen cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup blanched slivered almond, finely ground

Directions

1
Beat together butter and 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar in bowl until smooth and creamy. Beat in almond extract.
2
On low speed, beat in flour and nuts.
3
Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, 2 hours.
4
Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Pinch off pieces of dough in heaping teaspoonfuls.
5
Roll into logs and taper ends; bending into crescents.
6
Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake in 325 degree oven for 16 to 18 minutes, until lightly browned.
7
Remove cookies to wire rack. While warm, dust with a generous layer of remaining confectioners' sugar.
8
Cool completely then sprinkle again with any remaining confectioners' sugar.

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From: Cathy-O

On Dec 25, 2008

There was no chance of making mine in to crescents as I chilled for just 40 mins. I just placed little blobs of the dough on the cookie sheet. The first round of cookies got burnt as someone phoned to wish for Xmas just at the critical time. But the second bunch and the third were great. Mine look like the ones in the picture. I mixed a bit of green food color into one batch - it made for an interesting presentation. Thanks Lainey.

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From: oakparkveggie

On Dec 21, 2008

Great!! I only left the dough in for 1 hour and it was hard to form the crescents. It got easier as it warmed up.

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From: 2Bleu (Bird&Buddha)

On Dec 7, 2008

10+ stars! We made 1/3 batch and got 9 heavenly cookies. Forming them to crescents were not easy, so we piped them out to form snowflakes, topping them with confectioners' sugar and some seasonal green and red colored sugar. The almond flavor really comes through in these little gems. They taste much like butter cookies, but with a fabulous almond flavor. Think Almond flavored Lorna Doones but better, butterier, creamier. I think if you do the piping method, you really don't have to chill the dough but 30 minutes or so, if you can even wait that long! LOL. I could go on, but I have to go hug my Buddha for making them. YUMMY!!! ~~~Oh Yea! (almost forgot), THANKS LAINEY, FOR POSTING THIS FAB RECIPE!